The advantage of a honey dipper over a spoon is that it is less likely to drip. The honey wraps around it as you twirl it, and it's less messy than using a spoon. It also allows you to slowly drizzle honey in your tea or any desired item. Honey Dipper is made from wood making it more porus and will take on the flavor of the honey, instead of imparting its own flavor to the honey. Wood lasts longer and does not chemically harm the honey in any way. This is why wooden honey dippers have been used